Houston's 41 most fascinating people

December 6, 2012 |Compiled by Dana Guthrie

Who cares who fascinates Barbara Walters? We've got some of the most interesting people in America right here in Houston.

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University
of Houston cornerback
D.J. Hayden stunned doctors and the rest of the community Nov. 7 when he suffered
a freak injury during practice that should have killed him: a tear in
the inferior vena cava, the large vein that carries blood from the lower body
to the heart. He survived the injury, caused by a collision with another
player, and was
released from the hospital on Nov. 12.

University
of Houston cornerback
D.J. Hayden stunned doctors and the rest of the community Nov. 7 when he suffered
a freak injury during practice that should have killed him: a tear in
the inferior vena cava, the large vein that carries blood from the lower body
to the heart. He survived the injury, caused by a collision with another
player, and was
released from the hospital on Nov. 12.